Category: Poetry

You should feel lucky. All colors of the rainbow. Dice everywhere. No black or white. Throw them hard. All of your might. Lose a game. Gamble away. Win some back. Go all in. Noise is a friend. Odds don’t matter. Attain the high above everything else. Park benches feel like beds. The inner voice within.…

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I was not good at many things, from trombones to violins to brushstrokes. My mouth and hands did not know the way. My brain did not understand how the curvature of a spine melted the background of a frame. If there was a way to siphon your talent from your veins, I would have gladly…

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Surfing the sky, red waves and orange clouds, I want to be there. Floating high and mighty, like a shaman cultivating power, tending to her fingernails, making sure the toenails are sharp. Flying this powerful, between the folds of the waves, the sea creatures among us. Sitting dignified with visions, I can contribute much, make…

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not on my own, not on my way, to a place I’ve never been, coming into view from the hill, high speeds passing slower ones, get out of the way, gotta get out of the way, there’s a place I need to be, it doesn’t have a timestamp or date, no name either for the…

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Puffed sleeves at a ball, look at them in a cluster, gathered around in a circle. Many sets of eyes on the prize, the most handsome, waiting. He sets the mood, dour at times, not wanting to expend too much, outreach his hand too far. She will cut off his ear if she gets too…

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Bits of cheese stuck to the surface. That was my heart. I know. Eating my sorrows away slice by slice. Wanting more. Not getting anything. So easy to throw it away in the plastic bag. Out of sight. Not on your mind. Gnats and flies competing for the leftovers. They annoy you. Swat them away.…

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Come onboard Hop on Lengthwise Spread yourself out Hold on tight with your fingers You’re going on a ride Engine roars Wheels turn left Gaining speed straightaway Wings take flight Grip on tight with your shoes Still on the outside Should be on the inside People look out Know something is wrong Slows down Lands…

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One coming into the bars, many going out of the bars, quickly, run as fast you can, don’t look back, you got places to be, people to see, and things to pick up again. The loud noises are heard, climbing over fences, hopping on top of brick walls, flirting with disaster all the time, look…

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You skip and dance around as if a fool, watch them from far away and snigger. You are not the jester you claim, looking into other’s lives they do not deserve. You adjust harsh punishments, forcing them to wither into little heaps. You arrive to take the brilliance away, knowing they have no mouths to…

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Colors swarming above my head. I want to be there with no pressures lingering close by, where I can breathe peacefully. You can too but not as well as others. Bright yellows turn from dark reds. I say so because it’s my dream and not the enemy’s nightmare. Everybody’s fantasies might have died. I’m still…

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Scoop up those leaves, take them to your mom and dad, don’t forget the rake, hang it up on the hook, the one that your brother used, that secret you kept for him. They were blind to what he was, but you knew his inner demons, the way he looked at them, eyes gleaming with…

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Running toward the swings, wanting to fly high, and touch the clouds, sticking my fingers deep into the fluffiness, but only in my mind. Behind the disguise and far enough away, the texture feels different, I’m not sure if my body will follow my legs, and sail through the air like freedom at last, freedom…

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Strategic maneuvering to get ahead of everyone and not stay in the middle of the pack. Stomachs settle for he must do better and time will eventually be heard. Some he can answer and be not open-ended like strangers reciting problems on the world stage. Sorrowful voices do not listen and hands aren’t raised in…

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